Dec 4, 2017 |
By: Jen deCombe First Sunday of Advent: We blow out the candle of despair and in its place we light the candle of hope. Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37 This year’s first Gospel reading of the Advent season comes as a shock to many of us. Unlike...
Sep 11, 2017 |
By: Pressley Cox Growing up, I had never heard of a “Hanging of the Greens” service. Preparing the sanctuary for Christmas was done by a group of women one Saturday morning. The bulletin announcement the next day would be a thank you to those who “decorated” the...
Aug 6, 2017 |
By: Carol Wehrheim Looking for ideas to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this year? Check out some of these: From PC(USA) Adult Resources Donald McKim: Reformation Questions, Reformation Answers Donald McKim: Moments with Luther, Meditations ...
Apr 16, 2017 |
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Dec 18, 2016 |
By: Kaylee Osteen “An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” Matthew 1:1 (NRSV) Over the past few years, the summer Montreat Youth Conferences have inspired me in a multitude of ways. Escaping to the mountains of North...
Dec 11, 2016 |
By: Carol Wehrheim The Kim family arrived in the sanctuary just as the Call to Worship began. The girls in first and fourth grades sat with their parents until the storyteller called children forward for the Bible story that would be the focus of their Sunday school...
Dec 4, 2016 |
By: David Gambrell The Christian year is an ancient pattern of seasons and festivals by which congregations and individuals immerse themselves in the story of God’s saving love through Jesus Christ. This way of keeping time is sometimes called the liturgical year or...
Sep 25, 2016 |
By: Raymond Powell In the German town of Landstuhl, by the city hall and within walking distance of the U.S. military hospital, is a small square dedicated to the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformer Martin Bucer. This memorial may seem surprising. The region is...
Apr 24, 2016 |
By: Priscilla Andre-Colton A Pentecost Party Plan Some years Pentecost falls on the last Sunday of our program year. When it does, we plan a party to celebrate. Everyone is invited—children, youth and adults—to come to our Fellowship Hall to join the celebration...
